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OSCAR WINNER:
Best Supporting Actor - Ed Begley
Handsome Chance Wayne (Paul New man) never found the Hollywood stardom he craved, but he's always been a star with the ladies. Now, back in his sleepy, sweaty Gulf Coast hometown, he's involved with two of them: a washed-up, drug-and-vodka-addled movie queen (Geraldine Page in her Oscar nominated role) and the girl he left behind and in trouble (Shirley Knight).
Newman, Page, Rip Torn and Madeleine Sherwood re-create their stage roles, and Ed Begley won the Oscar for his portrayal of the town's corrupt political boss in a bravura film version of Tennessee Williams' Broadway hit.
Sex. Money. Hypocrisy. Financial and emotional blackmail. Familiar elements of Williams' literary realm combine powerfully as Chance battles his private demons in a desperate bid to redeem his wasted life and recapture his lost sweet bird of youth.
Original Release
03/21/1962
US Release
03/21/1962
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Newman | Chance Wayne |
Geraldine Page | Alexandra Del Lago |
Ed Begley | 'Boss' Finley / Tom 'Boss' Finley |
Rip Torn | Thomas J. Finley, Jr. / Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. |
Mildred Dunnock | Aunt Nonnie / tante Nonnie |
Madeleine Sherwood | Miss Lucy |
Philip Abbott | Dr. George Scudder / le docteur George Scudder |
Corey Allen | Scotty |
Barry Cahill | Bud |
Dub Taylor | Dan Hatcher |
Directors
Writers
Richard Brooks, Tennessee Williams
Cast
Name | Character |
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Paul Newman | Chance Wayne |
Geraldine Page | Alexandra Del Lago |
Ed Begley | 'Boss' Finley / Tom 'Boss' Finley |
Rip Torn | Thomas J. Finley, Jr. / Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. |
Mildred Dunnock | Aunt Nonnie / tante Nonnie |
Madeleine Sherwood | Miss Lucy |
Philip Abbott | Dr. George Scudder / le docteur George Scudder |
Corey Allen | Scotty |
Barry Cahill | Bud |
Dub Taylor | Dan Hatcher |
James Douglas | Leroy |
Barry Atwater | Ben Jackson |
Charles Arnt | Mayor Henricks |
Dorothy Konrad | Mrs. Maribelle Norris |
James Chandler | Professor Brutus Haven Smith |
Mike Steen | Deputy |
Kelly Thordsen | Sheriff Clark |
Monya Andre | Woman at Political Rally |
Shirley Anthony | Woman at Political Rally |
Edith Atwater | Undetermined Minor Role |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
Kathryn Hereford | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1963 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1963 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
1963 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Won |
1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
1963 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
1963 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |